"Kurt Russell had the hip swivel down cold. Val Kilmer nailed the sincere, soulful voice. And Michael Shannon…well, the credits identified him as Elvis Presley, so that was the character he must have been playing in 'Elvis & Nixon,' right?
Since the King's death in 1977, at 42, more than a dozen actors — and one space alien — have portrayed his walk, talk and famous charm in dozens of films and TV shows. Now one more has joined their ranks — Austin Butler, whose on-point hip gyrations are at the heart of Baz Luhrmann's new 'Elvis.'
So how does Butler's sultry, baby-faced King stack up against Jonathan Rhys Meyers's Golden Globe-winning crooner or Harvey Keitel's over-the-hill rocker? We offer our rankings."
[Actually you won't find out how the new "Elvis" stacks up, as it isn't included in the ranking.]
[Also, Michael Shannon was wonderful in "Elvis & Nixon." He may look nothing like him, but he embodied him.]
[Still a good list, though.]
[P.S.: David Keith is very good, too!]
